holy 4am

1. A morning with Jack
I made a mistake this morning....or maybe it wasn't a mistake....who knows....  I got up at 4am for my workout.  I have skipped the past two mornings and this morning, though I was tired, I was actually ready to get back to the morning grind.  Here is the problem....I wanted to peek in on Jack.  I just felt that I needed to check on him.  I knew it was a risk but I figured at the worst, he would pop is head up -- and then right back down.  Well the last 2 days of skipped workouts should of reminded me that he is stirring for the last hour or so of sleep SOOOO if he pops his head up....he will be up.  For the next 45 minutes I held and rocked him.  He had no interest in falling back asleep and now we are up watching some TV and he is enjoying another bottle.  I am sitting in my workout clothes and decided to start a pot of coffee.  I must admit -- morning snuggles are significantly better than pushups.

2. Indulgences
For the past few days I have indulged in a lot of my favorite things.  On Tuesday for lunch I had pizza and shared a bottle of Prosecco with Kara.  Then I had candy (yes--a bowl of candy) for dinner and washed it down with two beers.  I had peanut butter on a spoon last night covered in chocolate chips.  Obviously I NEEDED this morning in the gym......  But sometimes you need to take a break and just take the time out to do something you enjoy.  Clearly for me that is eating.

3. Jack only wants his mom
So I am not grateful for this exact thing...but it is something that I needed to write down.  Recently Jack has been giving Mike a hard time.  If I am holding Jack he wants nothing to do with Mike.  Nothing.  He won't give him a kiss, or a smile, or much or anything except a squeal of irritation.  Then he buries his head into my neck.  It makes me giggle and it makes Mike frown.  Jack was such a Daddy's boy that this is a huge change.  He didn't even say Mama for the longest time.

4.  Eggs
Has this made the list yet?  Sorry if it is a repeat....but our family LOVES the eggs that we get from the Abels.  They raise chickens and we get our weekly eggs from them.  They are absolutely amazing.  I wish everyone could try these eggs. I hope that we never have to go back to store bought eggs.  They are not the same...not even close.

5. It's just me and Jack up
Jack has turned the corner and now is body is needing the extra sleep.  He is starting to melt back down since his dumb ass mom woke him up at 4am FOR NO REASON.  I am glad that it is just the two of us up right now so I still have a few more minutes to give him the attention that he needs.